Water-cooler.



'PATENTBD MAR. 24,

No. 382,552. y H. G. GORDLBY.

WATER COOLER. .APPLICATIONl FILED DEG. l?. H906.

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'UNrTED STATES Parana* oEEreE.4

, HENRY GREELEY coRDLEY, or GLENRIDGE, NEW JERSEY.

WATER-COOLERI.v

Specification of Letters Patent.

'Patented March 24, 190s.

To all whom 'it may concern:

' Be it known that I, HENRY GEEELEY Conn- LEY, a citizen of the United|States, residing at Glenridge, in the county-of Essex, State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWater-,Coolers, of which the following is a description, reference beinghad to the' accompanying drawin s, forming a part hereof,

ly invention'relates to water coolers of the type in which the water tobecooled is contained inl an open-mouthed jar placed Withjn'an outerreceptacle which is adapted to 'be filled with ice, the jar beingprovided with means extending through the w'all of .the outer receptaclefor drawing off the water as desired, the mouth of the jar beingadaptedv to receive the neck of an inverted water bottle from whichwater is supplied to the jar as it is drawn off.

- In water coolers of this typediiiiculty is found in securing tightjoints bet-Ween the.

drawing off device and both the inner jar and the outer receptf/lewithout complicated and expensive con tructions.

It is the object of my present invention to provide a construction ofthe inner jar. by which' a drawing off device of simple and inexpensiveconstruction shall be adapted to readily and firmly unite the inner jarand the outer receptacle `and make a liquid tight joint -with each,while at the same time themouth of the jar .is properly located with.

reference to the outer receptacle, the form of the inner jar being suchthat in addition to the above' enumerated advantages a largely increasedcooling surface is procured at the lower end of the jar and in proximitywith the ice and cold water therefrom, whereby the water Within the jaris more effectively With this object in view my invention consists inthe construction and combination of elements hereinafter described andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings,-Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view througha cooler embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view, on areduced scale, of the inner jar.

In the drawings, 1 is the outer receptacle preferably formed ofwater-proofed fiber havlng a cover provided with an opening 3 to receivethetop of the inner jar.

It will be understood that the cover is made in two parts 2 and 4, thedivision being at a line passing diametrically through the upper end ofthe jar; whereby the jar may be placed in position within the outerreceptacle, and one of the cover portions, for example the part 4, maybe readily removed for the introduction of ice into said outerreceptacle.

5 is the inner or Water containing jar having open mouth 6 preferablyTprovided with recess 7 to receive a ring 8 of rubber or'similar materialand adapted to receive the mouth and neck of a Water bottle 9. opening 3in the cover 2 is arranged near the center of the cover so that theweight of the inner jar and the water bottle shall fall nearly in linewith the center of the receptacle so as to reduce as much as may be theliability of the receptacle to. be overturned.

The jar 5 is provided on one side in its lower portion with a' bulgcdportion 10 extending nearlyto the inner periphery of theouterreceptacle 1. The bottorn of the jar 5 is supported at a shortdistance from the bottoni of the receptacle 1, as by the rib 20 havingopenings or passages at 21, through which the cold water resulting fromthe melting of the ice may find its way beneath the jar 5, wherebyadditional cooling surface is secured. In the bulge 10-is formed anopening 11 adapted to receive the tube of the draining-ofi' device. Inthe wall of the outer receptacle is formed an opening 12. Through Thethe openings 12 and 11 extends the screwthreaded tube'13 of adrawing-off de/viceo'r faucet 14. The faucet 14 isprovided with shoulder15 outside the, )Outer receptacle.

Between this shoulder 15 and' the outer wall of the outer receptacle 1is placed a washer 16, preferably of rubber. Within the outeryreceptacle and between it and the exterio of the inner jar 5 on thetube 13 is usually placed a washer 17 preferably of rubber, al-

though such washer may not be necessary in to prevent the possibility ofleakage.

rl`he bulged portion 10 extends upward for a part only of the height ofthe jar 3 sothat there is suiiicient space for free circulation of thecold Water formed from the melting of the ice in the outer receptacle,and it Will be seen that the bulged portion of the jar, in addition toits function in connection With the drawing-olic device or faucet,largely increases the lsurface of the jar in contact with the ice andcold Water therefrom, and that the cold Water may also enter the spacebeneath the jar; by both of Which features the cooling surface of theinner jar is largely increased. I claim,-

1. ln a Water cooler, anouter receptacle provided With 4a cover havingan opening therein near its center, and provided also with. an openingin its side Wall near its bottom, in combination With an inner or Watercontaining jar having its upperportion cylindrical and adapted toreceive an inverted Water bottle, and having its lower portionprovidedon one side With a bulged portion 10 extending to the bottom of the jarso as to afford an extended-base for the jar, and having an openingtherein near its bottom, the jar being arranged With its base resting onthe bottom of the outer receptacle with its cylindrical portionextending through the opening in the cover and adapted to support theWater bottle With its center of gravity near the center of the outerreceptacle, and having its bulged portion extending approximately to theWall of the outer receptacle, and a draw off tube extending through theopenings in the outer'receptaclerand 'inner Jar lnposition,

Jar and serving to secure the substantially as described.

` 2. In a. Water cooler, an outer receptacle provided with a covervhavingan opening therein near its center, and rovided'a ls'o n l n withan opening mits slde Wa near its bottom, in combination With an'inner.or Water containing vjar having itsvupper portion cyi opening in thecover and adapted to support the Water bottle with it's center of ravitynear the center of the outer receptac e, and having its bulged portionextending approximately to the wall of the outer receptacle, and afaucet having its draw olf tube screw threaded and extending through theopenings in the -wall of the outer receptacle and in 'the bulged portionof the jar and having a shoulder in contact With the exterior of theouter receptacle, and a nut on the inner end of the draw oiftube, theshoulder and nut on the draw oil tube serving to clamp the ar inposition, substantially as described.

This specification' signed and witnessed this tenth day of December A.D. 1966.

HENRY GREELEY CORDLEY.

In the presence ofi JoHN STEINHAUSER, GEORGE A. BOTE.

